The ForClimate project explores how forests should be managed to strengthen their role in combating climate change. To do so, the ForClimate consortium made up of the University of Helsinki, LUKE and the Finnish Meteorological Institute received ~two million euros from the Academy of Finland as part of the Academy’s Key Areas for Green and Digital […]
ForClimate: Managing Forests for Climate Change Mitigation Read More »
Under the current conditions, the ACCC centre follows the policies of EU, Finland and the University of Helsinki. More detailed guidelines are in preparation. We are temporarily pausing institutional level collaboration with Russia and Belarus. ACCC Jory agrees with “A statement from Academia Europaea’s Board of Trustees”
ACCC shares “A statement from Academia Europaea’s Board of Trustees” on Ukraine Read More »
The Science and Impact Advisory Board (SIAB) is an independent and international board of experts that work to evaluate the strategy and results of ACCC in terms of impact and science. ACCC is proud to welcome two new members to its SIAB Board: Prof. Maria Kanakidou, University of Crete, Greece Prof. Merete Bilde, Aarhus University,
ACCC welcomes Maria Kanakidou and Merete Bilde as new members to the SIAB Board Read More »
Call will be open between 14th February – 16st May 2022 Sergej Zilitinkevich was an extraordinarily creative scientist. His main research area was boundary layer dynamics and turbulence. He utilized his knowledge widely in different scientific disciplines. The following organizations have jointly decided to establish the Sergej Zilitinkevich memorial award: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) European
Call for Nominations: 2nd Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award Read More »
Stephany Mazon, INAR – University of Helsinki, participated in COP261 (01-07 Nov. 2021, Glasgow, UK) in the capacity of (a) panel event co-organizer and (b) Observer. She shares her first experience in a COP. I co-organized a panel discussion (see details at the end of document) on co-designing carbon-smart solutions in cities with examples from
Taking action in COP26, Glasgow Read More »
One of ACCC’s aims as a Finnish Flagship is to build and strengthen transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral connections. As part of this work, we welcome all members to take part in collaborating with NGOs (non-governmental organizations), humanitarian organizations and other civil society actors. – Working with civil society provides researchers an opportunity to support social causes
Working for a cause: join ACCC’s civil society stakeholder work for new opportunities Read More »
During the first ACCC (Atmosphere Climate Competence Center) Impact Week we hosted series of talks and roundtable discussions bringing together the ACCC scientists and different society stakeholders who are interested in the practical solutions for climate change and air quality. The specific discussion themes focused on the carbon sink, agriculture lands and boreal forests, climate
The aim of the intensive measurement campaign is to increase the scientific knowledge of the influence of wintertime conditions to traffic emissions and their aging in the atmosphere. The campaign focusing on in-depth characterization of traffic emission during wintertime has started. The aims of campaign are ambitious, including e.g., improved characterization of black and brown
Climate change is the most urgent and hot topic at the moment – globally. Although COVID-19 is affecting our daily lives drastically and people around the world are worried about their future and health due to the pandemic crisis, climate change is continuously one of the everyday topics in newspapers and media. Furthermore challenges in
ACCC Exceptional expertise available for all – on the ACCC Innovation Forum Read More »
The following organizations (in alphabetical order) Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC), European Meteorological Society (EMS), Finnish Geophysical Society, Finnish Foundation for Aerosol Research, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences (IEAS), National network Institute for Atmospheric and Earth system research (INAR / Finland) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have named Professor Bert Holtslag, the Netherlands, as
Professor Bert Holtslag – the 1st Sergej Zilitinkevich memorial award winner Read More »
